Tonsorial kit



Patented Dec. 15, 1942 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE TONSORIAL KIT Earl N. Dickson, Mishawaka, Ind. Application August 3, 1940, SerialNo. 350,673

1 Claim.

This invention relates in general to tonsorial equipment and in particular to a case housing a razor strop.

It is the usual practice. in barber shops to place the razor strop within convenient reach of the barber, the strop being supported from a hook mounted on the chair or a shelf near the chair. It is obvious, however, that when so supported the strop is exposed to foreign matter such as dirt, falling hair, bacteria in the air, etc.

The principal object of my invention, therefore, is to provide a tonsorial kit including a housing for a strop whereby the latter is protected from exposure to foreign matter when it is not being used. I

Yet another object of my invention is to provide a simple and compact razor strop case provided with yieldable means fixedly mounted within the case and to which a strop is secured, and means such as idler rollers, for guiding and supporting the strop.

A further object of the invention is to provide a two-part razor strop case said case housing means automatically operable to draw the strop into the case when the barber releases the strop after completing the operation of sharpening the razor.

Yet another object of the invention is to so construct the case as to provide means therein for disinfecting the strop when the same is not in use.

Other objects of the invention and desirable details of construction of parts will become apparent from the following detailed description of certain embodiments of the invention, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing illustrating said embodiments, in which:

Figure 1 is a view largely in section, disclosing in detail the internal construction of one embodiment of the tonsorial but constituting my invention; and

Figure 2 is a front elevational View of the tonsorial kit disclosed in Figure 1.

Referring to that embodiment of my invention disclosed in the two figures of the drawing, the tonsorial kit includes a base member 60, either cast or a stamping of light but strong material such as aluminum, said base member supporting a hollow cover member 6! which may be rectangular in shape. The member 6| is closed at its upper end by a top 63 of ornamental design and is detachably mounted in place upon the base member 60 having a friction fit around a solid projection 64. This projection is recessed to house a cup 66 which is filled with a disinfectant, A sleeve 81, having a shrink fit within the upper end of the member 6|, serves to reinforce said member and together with said member there is provided a support for idler rollers 68 and 10. These rollers are rotatably mounted upon spindles 12 and 14 respectively which extend through the sleeve 61 and the walls of the cover 6|.

The rollers 68 and 10 serve to support and guide strops 16 and 18. The lower end of the strop 16 is secured to a coil spring, and the lower end of the strop 18 is secured to a coil spring 82. These springs are detachably secured to a bar 84 fixedly secured to the lower end of the cover member 6|.

The upper ends of the strops extend through rubber grommets 86 secured to the cover member and set screws 88 serve to detachably secure the extreme ends of the strops Within openings in handles 90 which may be constructed of aluminum. Suction cups 92 may be secured to the outside of the cover member which cups serve as a means for detachably securing the kit to one of the walls of the barber shop or to any other convenient support.

The operation of the kit will be obvious from an inspection of Figure 1. The barber grasps one or the other of the handles 90, pulls the strop out of the casing against the tension of the spring and after completing the sharpening of the razor permits said spring to operate to return the strop to the position disclosed in- Figure 1. To refill the cup 66 it is but necessary to detach the cover member 6| from the base plate 60.

There is thus provided a simple and compact tonsorial kit easily serviced and insuring a clean strop for use by the barber.

Although this invention has been described in connection with certain specific embodiments, the principles involved are susceptible of numerous other applications that will readily occur to persons skilled in the art. The invention is, therefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A tonsorial kit comprising a base member, a cover member detachably mounted upon the base member, a bar secured to the cover member at its base portion, a sleeve housed within the cover member, a spindle housed within the cover member and having its ends extending through the sleeve and the cover member, an idler roller mounted on said spindle, a strop supported by said idler roller and having one of its ends extending through the cover member and a yieldable member secured at one of its ends to the bar and at its other end to one end of the strop.

EARL N. DICKSQN! 

